Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-08
FLORIDA,

FLORIDA.
d. 2. Newsom, of Wiliston, has cucum-
bers nearly large enough tor shipment.
Postmaster General Villas advertIses
for bids for carrying the mails from either
Cedar Key, Tampa, or Charlotte Harbor
to Havana.
the Baptist State Board of Missions
held meeting at Gainesville Wednesday
to consider matters connected with the
Leland Seminary.
The Methodsts Of Orlando have re-
solved, by unanimous vote, to invite all
the pastors and Christian people OF that
city 10 unite in series Of meetings to be
held as long as may be deemed advisable.
The weather reports for Sanford will
hereafter be discontinued. The South
Florida railroad generously furnished
the funds for the last month. The gov
eminent appropriations have been cut
off.
The water works in Palatka Will soon
be ready. The pipes are already laid and
the tank on the II lights and down at the
lower end Of White Water branch will he
ready to supply the city by the end of tae
week.
There is a magnolia tree Is feet in cir
conference feet above the ground on
d. W. Kings place at Fort Mason, near
the Lake View House. This magnolia
tree is said to be the largest one in the
State.
Considerable interest is felt in the ap-
pointment of a customs officer at Pensa-
cola to I'LL the place made vacant by
death three days ago. Among the appli-
cants are Judge Maxwell, ID. G. Parent,
). A. Moreno and two or three others.
Congressman Davidson will probably
make his recommendation in day or
two.
An effort will be made in GAINESVILLE to
collect the city taxes from delinqueuts
by leyying on and selling personal prop
erty instead of real estate. This will be
in compliance with the State law, and is
more effective than would be the selling
OF real estate. When no personal prop
erty is found, however, real estate Will be
advertised and sold for the tax due on it.
George Washington, a we'll known
river pilot, was taken sick on board the
steamer Okanumkee and died in about
three hours while en- route to Palatka
from Silver Springs on Tuesday evening.
He was most faitaful man, possessing
the entire confidence of all the old river
captains and others who knew him, and
has spent almost his entire life on the ST.
Johns and Ocklawaha rivers.
Seville Independent: Here is a recipe
lemons, apples, raisins and pineapples
are cut up into little bits, worked just
enough to thicken their juices, and then
served with little grated nutmeg. But
the serving is the pretty part. Cut a hole
just large enough to admit a spoon in the
stem end OF an orange, and through this
hole take out all the inside or the orange,
which you then fill with the heavenly
hash and serve on a pretty little glass
ia Ut prn loa
DR.. A. Schsffranek, well-known
scientist and botanist OF Palatka, has a
new plant growing on his place that so
far has been given no name. The plant
WAS produced by fertilizing the bloom OF
an Irish potato plant with the flower of a
tomato plant, thus producing the seeds
from which the plant grew. The doctor
does not know just what kind OF crop the
plant will produce. 1t is possible that
the plant will produce tomatoes on the
branches and Irish potatoes on the roots,
in which event friend of the DOCTORS
suggests that 1t be named the dumb
bell" Another experiment which the
doctor Is making, and which he has great
faith in, is the cultivation of apples in
Florida. He is budding the apples on Le-
Conte pear trees, and thinks the results
will be all that he hopes for. The doctor
also has about 1000 Irish potato plants
grown lTOm e6eu pTuCuEeu lTOLn last
years crop, and, out Of the lot, he hopes to
originate potato better suited to the
climate and soil of Florida than any now
known.
Palatka News: Frequent mention is
made by railroad men OF the proposed
bridge across the st. Johns river at this
point TO connect Che st. Augustine and
Palatka and the st. Johns and HALIFAX
railroads with the Florida Southern rail-
way. There seems 10 be no doubt in the
minds of the knowing ones that the bridge
will be built in good time, and the only
question now seems to be where it shall be
located. Our citizens generally are OPP
posed to having it located below the city,
but are perfectly willing 10 have the
bridge anywhere above Harris point or
ia the neighborhood OF DEVILS Elbow.
The engineers are in favor OF having the
bridge below the city, because the bed OF
the river is hard and firm, and the bridge
could be built at much less cost than IL
could above, where the river bed is boggy
and the quicks ard gives but little sup
port to the pilIngs that would have to be
put in. IL would be great thing for Pa
latks TO have the bridge, and it would he
OF unreasonable benefit TO the roads con-
cerned, and we hope TO see IL built at mo-
distant day.